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Legend of Korra: PANIC!!!! Episode 4 Is Uploaded!!!!

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I feel like korra's second encounter with the equalist barker is being misrepresented!

Spoiler:

She didn't just walk up and manhandle a dude for no reason, she hoisted him high (with but one of her mighty arms, mind you) and smashed his table because he is the only tangible link she has to a group that kidnapped her friend

In the first episode she was knocked off balance by the idea of benders as oppressors, which is something she never encountered or considered while being stuck in avatar training camp, and she left him alone instead of unholstering her guns because she's not a dick

Oh, she certainly has more reason this time, but that doesn't justify her smashing his megaphone, scattering his posters, or threatening him with assault.

A big part of Korra's story is going to be learning when force should and should not be applied,I think.

I feel like korra's second encounter with the equalist barker is being misrepresented!

Spoiler:

She didn't just walk up and manhandle a dude for no reason, she hoisted him high (with but one of her mighty arms, mind you) and smashed his table because he is the only tangible link she has to a group that kidnapped her friend

In the first episode she was knocked off balance by the idea of benders as oppressors, which is something she never encountered or considered while being stuck in avatar training camp, and she left him alone instead of unholstering her guns because she's not a dick

Oh, she certainly has more reason this time, but that doesn't justify her smashing his megaphone, scattering his posters, or threatening him with assault.

A big part of Korra's story is going to be learning when force should and should not be applied,I think.

She was under a lot of stress!

I guess I'm inclined to cut Korra pretty much all of the slack because she is my favorite main character in a while

I feel like korra's second encounter with the equalist barker is being misrepresented!

Spoiler:

She didn't just walk up and manhandle a dude for no reason, she hoisted him high (with but one of her mighty arms, mind you) and smashed his table because he is the only tangible link she has to a group that kidnapped her friend

In the first episode she was knocked off balance by the idea of benders as oppressors, which is something she never encountered or considered while being stuck in avatar training camp, and she left him alone instead of unholstering her guns because she's not a dick

Oh, she certainly has more reason this time, but that doesn't justify her smashing his megaphone, scattering his posters, or threatening him with assault.

A big part of Korra's story is going to be learning when force should and should not be applied,I think.

She was under a lot of stress!

I guess I'm inclined to cut Korra pretty much all of the slack because she is my favorite main character in a while

Oh, I love Korra; I want to see Korra beat more protestors. Korra is rad.

I feel like korra's second encounter with the equalist barker is being misrepresented!

Spoiler:

She didn't just walk up and manhandle a dude for no reason, she hoisted him high (with but one of her mighty arms, mind you) and smashed his table because he is the only tangible link she has to a group that kidnapped her friend

In the first episode she was knocked off balance by the idea of benders as oppressors, which is something she never encountered or considered while being stuck in avatar training camp, and she left him alone instead of unholstering her guns because she's not a dick

Oh, she certainly has more reason this time, but that doesn't justify her smashing his megaphone, scattering his posters, or threatening him with assault.

A big part of Korra's story is going to be learning when force should and should not be applied,I think.

I don't think so, at least, not so much. I think she's always going to be kind of brash and aggressive. I guess they could kind of go the easy route where "Bumi had to teach Aang that force can be a GOOD thing so Korra obviously has to learn the opposite" but I'd rather they didn't. Actually a lot of the reason I like Korra is because she's very self-assured. I'd hate to see the show just go down the list of all her possible character flaws and address them one by one.

I feel like korra's second encounter with the equalist barker is being misrepresented!

Spoiler:

She didn't just walk up and manhandle a dude for no reason, she hoisted him high (with but one of her mighty arms, mind you) and smashed his table because he is the only tangible link she has to a group that kidnapped her friend

In the first episode she was knocked off balance by the idea of benders as oppressors, which is something she never encountered or considered while being stuck in avatar training camp, and she left him alone instead of unholstering her guns because she's not a dick

Oh, she certainly has more reason this time, but that doesn't justify her smashing his megaphone, scattering his posters, or threatening him with assault.

A big part of Korra's story is going to be learning when force should and should not be applied,I think.

I don't think so, at least, not so much. I think she's always going to be kind of brash and aggressive. I guess they could kind of go the easy route where "Bumi had to teach Aang that force can be a GOOD thing so Korra obviously has to learn the opposite" but I'd rather they didn't. Actually a lot of the reason I like Korra is because she's very self-assured. I'd hate to see the show just go down the list of all her possible character flaws and address them one by one.

Oh, I think she will always be brash and aggressive, and indeed I as well would be very upset if she became a peaceful Airbender monk. Korra is an awesome character exactly as-is.

I just think that she's going to need to learn to temper her instinct for violence a little, as a bit more decorum will be necessary to take on a foe with the political savvy of Amon.

I don't even think she's especially violent now, even. If anything, her rigorous Avatar training against bending Masters and her isolation seems to have given her a bit of not knowing her own strength. Like with the original triad guys. All she knew up to that point was "take down the bad guys" it was always priority one to her, and she was never really taught about collateral damage. I don't really think she needs to learn any valuable lessons about violence, because there's nothing she can't learn just by being around people.

Plus, as others have said, her friend was in trouble. Remember how Aang, a total pacifist, got when Appa was missing? Emotions were running high.

I feel like korra's second encounter with the equalist barker is being misrepresented!

Spoiler:

She didn't just walk up and manhandle a dude for no reason, she hoisted him high (with but one of her mighty arms, mind you) and smashed his table because he is the only tangible link she has to a group that kidnapped her friend

In the first episode she was knocked off balance by the idea of benders as oppressors, which is something she never encountered or considered while being stuck in avatar training camp, and she left him alone instead of unholstering her guns because she's not a dick

Oh, she certainly has more reason this time, but that doesn't justify her smashing his megaphone, scattering his posters, or threatening him with assault.

A big part of Korra's story is going to be learning when force should and should not be applied,I think.

I don't think so, at least, not so much. I think she's always going to be kind of brash and aggressive. I guess they could kind of go the easy route where "Bumi had to teach Aang that force can be a GOOD thing so Korra obviously has to learn the opposite" but I'd rather they didn't. Actually a lot of the reason I like Korra is because she's very self-assured. I'd hate to see the show just go down the list of all her possible character flaws and address them one by one.

Well they spent a lot of the first two episodes showing how she tends to be reactive rather than thoughtful and how that just doesn't work in the era of republic city. Korra learning to consider her actions a little more isn't the same as taking away her self confidence

I don't even think she's especially violent now, even. If anything, her rigorous Avatar training against bending Masters and her isolation seems to have given her a bit of not knowing her own strength. Like with the original triad guys. All she knew up to that point was "take down the bad guys" it was always priority one to her, and she was never really taught about collateral damage. I don't really think she needs to learn any valuable lessons about violence, because there's nothing she can't learn just by being around people.

Plus, as others have said, her friend was in trouble. Remember how Aang, a total pacifist, got when Appa was missing? Emotions were running high.

I think Korra certainly does need to learn some lessons about violence, a fact which is suggested by the show in the very first episode. She rolls into town and tears up a good part of a city block without even thinking about it.

Same goes for the third episode, where her plan to get Bolin back is literally just to rush the stage, and she defaults to assaulting the protester rather than even attempting to cajole answers out of him.

I'm not saying that she's wrong to be angry, or that her behavior is out-of-character, but she definitely tends toward violence as the answer to all problems. Just look at the exchange with Tenzin in E2 when she says that she needs to get better at fighting, and he reminds her that there's more to being the Avatar than kicking ass.

You're right to observe that she will learn just by being around people, but that's learning a lesson about judicious application of force by its very nature. When I say that she needs to learn, I don't mean that she needs to get a moral lecture on the matter by Authority Figure #53; she can and will learn from experience.

I don't think it's violence specifically, it's just doing things without any thought at all

Spoiler:

kicking the guy off the side of the arena, going to the city with no money, smashing up a city block to stop 3 crooks, her little finger pointing match with bei fong, burning the 2000 year old treasure, sneaking into the arena in the first place, and a bunch of other shit in just the first two episodes

She's done alright so far by just reacting to things, but the combined experiences of city life and air bending training are going to temper that and allow her to grow as a character

I don't think it's violence specifically, it's just doing things without any thought at all

Spoiler:

kicking the guy off the side of the arena, going to the city with no money, smashing up a city block to stop 3 crooks, her little finger pointing match with bei fong, burning the 2000 year old treasure, sneaking into the arena in the first place, and a bunch of other shit in just the first two episodes

She's done alright so far by just reacting to things, but the combined experiences of city life and air bending training are going to temper that and allow her to grow as a character

Well Katara didn't seem to object to her training at all, and if anybody is gonna be big on making sure the avatar's instructions are followed properly its gonna be his widow who helped him save the world

Well Katara didn't seem to object to her training at all, and if anybody is gonna be big on making sure the avatar's instructions are followed properly its gonna be his widow who helped him save the world

Although she did agree that korra should go to the city

Well Aang's avatar training was 100% by necessity. The only reason they spent it travelling around was because they were constantly being hunted and the timeline to learn all the elements was a fraction of what most Avatar's have.

It's similar to working your ass off in the most brutal conditions to provide for your kid, so they don't have to.